WAKEFIELD WHERE GIRLS VOLUNTEER Charities News 2020-21 Although some of WGHS annual charity fundraising events, such as the Christmas Fayre and the Teachers’ Eating Competition, have been limited by the pandemic due to not being able to come together physically for whole school events, it hasn’t restricted our ability to help many wonderful charities in year group bubbles. Year 7 held bun sales and participated in a Zumba workout to raise money for Lepra. Year 8 fundraised for Guide Dogs by taking part in a sponsored fancy dress fun run. Year 9 got involved in the organisation aspect of charity by curating their own events such as Kahoot! Quizzes and raffles in aid of the Darjeeling Children’s Trust. As a whole school community, we joined forces to collect food for St Catherine’s food bank twice during this academic year. St Catherine’s is a charity that has seen an influx of impoverished Wakefield residents becoming more reliant upon the food bank due to the pandemic’s impact on jobs. We also did a Christmas present collection to help local families experience the magic of Christmas by giving them the ability to treat their children to presents, despite not being able to afford them. Overall, Wakefield Girls’ High School has raised money for a range of different charities such as Candlelighters, Wakefield Hospice, Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice, MY Hospitals Charity and Wakefield Trinity Community Trust alongside those already mentioned. It is not just WGHS students who have participated in events and volunteered for the benefit of others, but also members of staff. Mrs Maher organised The Big Knit in aid of refugees, the homeless, the elderly and
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other people in need and our school Matron has also volunteered at weekends in vaccinating against Covid and she has delivered approximately 1,100 vaccines so far! Our most recent charity venture took place on the penultimate day of school before breaking up for summer. WGHS held its annual Summer Charity Fayre for Years 3-10, which involved music, food stalls and tombola. The Year 12 Charity Student Leaders played a huge part in making the Summer Fayre a success, through their organisation of the event and running the stalls. The lower school student charity representatives have also had a significant impact thanks to their creativity in coming up with Covid restriction-friendly ways of supporting different charities. At the time of writing, the running total for monies raised this year is an amazing £8,674. 90. Mrs Phillips, WGHS Charities Coordinator, would like to express her gratitude to everyone who has organised and supported the Charities Committee this year for their generosity. Amelie Dissanayaka - Year 12
